Toy mechanism



' Oct. 4,1927. A v 1,644,314

E. THUM T01 MECHANISM Filed Oct, 2 1, 192s IN VEN TOR NEY Patented Oct. 4, 1927.

-nruT n-s TEs EDMUND TrruM, or EAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND.

TOY MECHANISM.

- Application filed October 21, 1926. Serial 1%. 143,044.

claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which I Fig.1 shows a top plan'view of my improved toy; p I Fig. 2 a side elevational view thereof.

' 3 a front elevational view thereof.

Fig. 4 a fragmentary detail view of the intermittent operating; mechanism. 7

As here embodied my improved toy com;- prises a framework consisting of an upper member 10, a lower member 11 and'transverse members 12. supported by the upright members '13. and having attached thereto a vane member 14, for the purpose as herein after set forth. The said frame work is pivotally mounted on the stand member 15, which is supported on the stand base 16.

The shaft 17 is rotatively mounted in the above described frame work, and has removably attached thereto. a handle 18. crank or the like, and has also attached thereto blades 19 ofa fan such as generally used to provide a means of wind propulsion. The lever 21 is attached to the shaft 17 and has pivotally attached thereto, as at 22, by a pin or the like a bar 23, provided with teeth 23, so as to represent a saw, such as generally used to saw wood. The bar 23, or saw,

is pivotally attached, to the hand 24; of a figure, representing preferably a man, whose body 25, is pivotally attached, as at 26, to the leg portion thereof, which is supported by the said upper member 10. The 1atterdescribed construction being! such aswill cause the said figure of the man to appear to be sawing; a piece of wood, designated by the reference numeral 28, when the handle 1.8 is turned or rotated, or when the said fan is rotated by the wind. It is understood that the handle 18 may be removed, when my improved device is operated by the wind. and that the said vane 14, will rotate or pivot the said frame work, so that the fan will face the prevailing wind.

The bevel pinion 29 is attached to the shaft 17 and meshes with the bevel pinion 30, attached to the shaft 31, rotatively mounted in the said framework. The disc 32, is frictionally mounted on the shaft 31.

' Figures 33, representing men, women, children or as may be desired, are attached to PATENT OFFICE.

the disc 32, and are positioned, at or near the periphery of the disc 32, so as to represent or depict walking figures. The latter described construction is such as will cause the figures 33 to turn or rotate, or appear to be walking, when the handle 18 is turned or rotated. as hereinbefore set forth.

Y The lever 3 is pivotally attached at or near its center, as at 35, to thexuppe'r member 10 of the framework, and has attached thereto, at one extremity, a flexiblemember q 36. cord, wire, or the like, which is attached to bracket 37, mounted on the body 25 of the hereinbefore described figure, and attached thereto, directly below thepoint of pivot 26. of the bodv 25. The free extremity I of the lever 34. has threadedly attached thereto an adjustable member 37 provided with an enlarged head 39, adapt-ed to engage the extended elements 40, attached to the bottom of the disc 32, when the disc 32 is turned or rotated, and when the figure of the said man is actuated, which will cause the enlarn'edhead 38 of the adiustable member 37 to engage the'extended elements 40 of the disc 32, which will cause the disc 32 to stop rotating momentarily, and which will impart intermittent motion thereto, due to the frictional mounting of the said disc, so to alter or'change the relative movement of the figure of the said man to the figures 33.

Having; thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Let ters Patent of thevUnited States is as follows: i r v 1. In a toy of the class described, a frame comprising a platform, a figure mounted on said platform comprising pivotally attached parts, a shaft rotatively mounted in said frame, a disc frictionallv mounted on the end of said shaft, operating mechanism operatively connected with said figure and with said shaft for simultaneously rotating said shaft and operating said figure, and a lever pivotally mounted on said platform and operatively connected with the pivotally platform adapted for life like movement, a'

shaft rotatively mounted in said frame, a

disc rotatively mounted on said platform adjacent said figure said disc being frictionally mounted on the end of the shaft, stationary dancing figures mounted on said disc, means for operating said first mentioned figure and rotating said disc, and stopping means operatively attached to a pivoted part of said first mentioned figure and capable of inter rupting the rotation of said disc for changing the movement of said first mentioned figure relative to the movement of said disc.

8. In a toy of the class described, a frame comprising a platform, a shaft rotatively mounted in said platform and extending thereabove, a disc comprising a central socket member frictionally mounted on the extended end of said shaft adapted to be rotated thereby, dancing figures mounted on said disc, operating mechanism operatively connected With said shaft for rotating said disc, and stopping mechanism comprising a lever pivotally mounted on said platform and operatively connected with said operating mechanism for periodically interrupting the rotation of said disc While permitting continuous rotation of said shaft.

4:. In a toy of the class described, a frame comprisinga platform, a figure comprising pivotally attached parts, adapted for life like movement mounted on said platform, a'

oted parts of said figure, an adjustable contact member on the other end of said lever disposed below said disc, abutments on the bottom surface of said disc adapted to engage said contact member for interrupting the rotation of said disc, said contact membervbeing adapted to be extended and retracted for varying the interruption of the rotation of saiddisc relative to the movement of said figure, and dancing figures mounted on said disc. I I

In testimony'whereof I have affixed my signature.

EDMUND TnUi/i. 

